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/*
 * Serializer.h
 *
 *  Created on: Jul 8, 2011
 *      Author: malecha
 */
namespace previrt
{
  template<class Data, class Target>
  Target*
  codeNew(const Data*);

  template<class Data, class Target>
  void
  codeInto(const Data&, Target&);

#define FRIEND_SERIALIZERS(FROM,TO)              \
friend void                                      \
::previrt::codeInto<FROM, TO>(const FROM&, TO&); \
friend void                                      \
::previrt::codeInto<TO, FROM>(const TO&, FROM&);

#define GEN_SERIALIZERS(CLS)              \
template<class Target>                    \
Target*                                   \
serialize() const                         \
{                                         \
  return serialize<CLS, Target>(this);    \
}                                         \
template<class Target>                    \
static CLS*                               \
deserialize(Target* from)                 \
{                                         \
  return deserialize<CLS, Target>(from);  \
}

}
